Abstract
To assess the endemicity of tick-borne pathogens in New Hampshire, we surveyed adult tick vectors. Pathogens were more prevalent in areas of high tick density, suggesting a correlation between tick establishment and pathogen endemicity. Infection rates in ticks correlated with disease frequency in humans.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification*
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / pathogenicity
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Animals
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Arachnid Vectors / microbiology*
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Arachnid Vectors / parasitology*
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Arachnid Vectors / pathogenicity
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Babesia microti / isolation & purification*
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Babesia microti / pathogenicity
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Babesiosis / epidemiology
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Babesiosis / transmission
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Biosurveillance / methods
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Borrelia burgdorferi / isolation & purification*
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Borrelia burgdorferi / pathogenicity
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / transmission
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Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology
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Ehrlichiosis / transmission
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Humans
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Ixodes / microbiology*
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Ixodes / parasitology*
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Ixodes / pathogenicity
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Lyme Disease / epidemiology
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Lyme Disease / transmission
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New Hampshire / epidemiology